[94AcuraLegendGSAuto]

First question is if it is bad to reverse you car and not come to a complete stop before putting it into drive? And the same thing with drive. is it bad to start acceling before the gear is completly in drive?

Second question is how bad is it to go above the rev limit? Say you go to 7000 RPM or 7250 RPM. How bad is that for the car?

 

[Stu]

Answer to question 1 .... very bad
Answer to question 2 .... very bad ( and stupid too )

Both these practices will shorten the life of the engine and transmission, the two most expensive parts of the car to repair.

Only someone who hates their car and enjoys expensive repairs would do this.

 

[Sean C.]

ditto Stu.

Go easy on your car, please.

 

[Kasteman]

1. Very hard on your tranny, more than one would think.. If at all possible avoid doing this.

2. Here's the scoop:

It's nothing too big, but i have noticed it is thought the two terms of Rev Limit and Redline are interchangeable. First, yes, the two terms refer to engine speeds in relation to high speeds. Also they do sometimes tend to reside in the same RPM bracket but the two are not the same.

First lets look at Redline. Redline is the term used to describe the rpm range in which the engine is enters into a "danger" zone according to a Marketing and manufacturing agreement. This zone is sometimes well below an engine's true "Redzone". A Redzone in relation to a Tachometer is the area in which the guage ceases to be diffident to engine speeds, normally marked by a LARGE Red band Hence the term RedZone.

Now for practical application. Dinan/Bayou Stage II roms, increase fuel delivery and also raise the...REV LIMIT. Rev limit as stated before is where the engine will cease to accelerate to high speeds. Redline is the Manufacturer's stated starting point of the "unsafe for daily use" area of a street driven engine. So Redline and Revlimit, though reside in the same area of engine operation, are not the same and in most cases cannot be interchangeable.

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Thank you Bang&Olufsen DK.
The C32A can wind up real hard, the design is F1 inspired. But it's not the most intelligent thing to do, especially if maintainance isn't tip-top. For street use, gong beyond redline has no practical application.

 

[pitterchi]

I think you'll be replacing your Tranny soon.

About a month or two after that, you should be replacing your engine.

That really sucks cause thats gonna cost around 4 g's

I really hope you're not doing that!

 

[Ken]

I reved my engine to 5000 rpm 5 seconds after starting and the tranny is dieing don't do it k?

 

[94AcuraLegendGSAuto]

The first one I have done a couple of times and the second one I have done once when I was racing and I didn't look down at the tach